Saturday's festival showcased all those beers in a competition for the Virginia Craft Brewers Cup and other titles.

"We just want people to know that making things in this country is important, and this industry - they're all young entrepreneurs that are doing innovative things and really trying to capitalize on that ‘buy local, live local' movement,” said Brett Vassey, president and CEO of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild.

The number of craft breweries has nearly tripled since the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild began four years ago. There are now 92 breweries in the commonwealth, 52 of which were represented at Saturday's festival.